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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. GSM GPRS Modem 900 / 1800 V alue Added Feature USER MANUAL[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. Revision history Rev . Date Details Originated by 0.9 22July 2005 First release W allace Lee 0.91 22Feb 2006 - Remove A T command history feature - Remote A T command : when enabled all incoming SMS will be erased W allace Lee 0.92 AutoTCP/UDP : Add DCD/DSR[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 1 ERAL T able of contents 1. INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. .................................................... 2 2. INST ALLA TION.............................[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 2 1. INTRODUCTION The Fargo Maestro V alue-Added Feature package is a software solution for Fargo Maestro modem (*see note 1). New functions added are to increas e application range of various industrial and automated applications: - Automatic and self-reco[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 3 Then enter the following and see the respons es according to the following table: Command Expected response A T#VVERSION #VERSION: "eDsoft-W302_V2.10 1 16686 Dec 10 2003 12:20:17" A T+WOPEN=2 +WOPEN: 2,"A T v02.10", “A T V02.10” If[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 4 e. When you see the dialog box, on the “Filenam e” you choose file according to the modem: Fargo Maestro 20 : F100V AF _0092.dwl Fargo Maestro 100 : F20V AF_0092.dwl Then on “Protocol” choose “1K-Xmodem”, Then press “OK” f. Then the downlo[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 5 3. AUTO TCP/UDP CONNECTION (Fargo Maestro 100 only) The Auto TCP/UDP connection feature is defined for accessing serial devices over the Internet. Fargo Maestro can be configured that after power up it will connect to a remote TCP/UDP socket (client mode)[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 6 3.2 A T commands for Auto TCP/UDP 3.2.1 A T+AUTOTCP Description: This command controls the Maestro 100 to start TCP socket connection automatically . Note : - Before using A T+AUTOTCP TCP and GPRS settings MUST be setup properly using A T+IPTCP and A T+IP[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 7 - If the TCP connection is broken the modem will try to reconnect automatically . During re- connection period serial port will go back to command mode, and DSR/DCD signal back to low . - The setting will be saved, and after power of f, the AUTOTCP will b[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 8 <mode> Mode of TCP operation. Default value is “S”. “S” Server (Listening) mode. This confi gures Fargo Maestro to open a listening TCP connection on the specified port . The TCP connection will be active upon getting socket connection reque[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 9 Command Possible responses: A T+AUTOUDP=0 OK Note : disable AutoUDP A T+AUTOUDP=1 OK Note: Enable AutoUDP A T+ AUTOUDP? +AUTOUDP : 1 OK Note: display current status A T+AUTOUDP=? +AUT OUDP : (0-1) Note : possible argument Defined V alues: <mode> 1 e[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 10 Command Possible responses: A T+ IPUDP? +IPUDP: 0,"S","",100 OK Note : show current settings A T+ IPUDP =23 OK Note: set the UDP port to 23 A T+ IPUDP =23,”C”,202.144.1 1 1.222”,100 OK Note: to set the modem to connect UDP socke[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 11 3.2.5 A T+IPGPRS Description: This command is used to setup GPRS network parameters for the AutoTCPUDP feature. Syntax: Command Syntax A T+IPGPRS=<Cid>,<APN>,<UN>,<PW> Response Syntax +IPGPRS: <Cid>,<APN>,<UN>,&l[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 12 3.2.6 A T+IPBUFF Description: This command specifies the number of bytes of data from remote peer buf fered inside the modem. - If the quantity of buffered data reach this value, the whole buf fered data will be sent out to the serial port. - If the data[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 13 Defined V alues : <buff> The number of bytes of data to be buffered. Default value is 0 (i.e. no buf fering). V alid range is 0 to 50. Notes: - If the TCP or UDP socket connecti on is broken, buf fered data will be lost.[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 14 4. REMOTE AT COMMAND BY SMS This feature is to control the modem to interpret A T command fr om incoming SMS, executing it, and return the result to sender by SMS. The user can enable the modem to receive A T command by incoming SMS. See following about [...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 15 4.2 A T command for configur ing A T command by SMS 4.2.1 A T+SMSA T Command Syntax A T+SMSA T=<mode>(,<key>) Response syntax: +SMSA T: <mode>,<key> Command Possible responses: AT + S M S AT = 0 O K Note : disable remote A T comma[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 16 4. It could be in some case (e.g. network fa ilure) the modem cannot return response SMS. The modem will try sending response SMS for three times max. If still not successful it will abort. 5. Always think twice before you send A T command by SMS. For ex[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 17 5. I/O TRIGGERED AT COMMAND This feature making use of the Fa rgo Maestro Input/Output port as a sensor . If the signal to the port match the pre-defined condition a stored A T command will be executed . User can use A T+IOA T command to set the conditio[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 18 When set as high-to-low triggering : * See A T+IOA T command on setting Threshold value T . 5.2 A T command for configuring I/O triggered A T command 5.2.1 A T+IOA T Command Syntax A T+IOA T=<action>(,<dir>,<Threshold>,<cmd> ) Res[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 19 <Threshold> T ime required for the detected state to trigger the A T comm and exestuation. Unit is in millisecond. V alid value from 1 to 50 (0.1 sec to 5 sec). Refer to the abov e timing diagram in section 5.1. <cmd> A T command to be execut[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 20 6. KNOWN ISSUES The Fargo Maestro V alue Added F eature will affect certain other A T commands’ operation. Pleas e note : 6.1 A T+WIND command 1. A T+WIND command will be disabled (Fargo Maestro 100 only) 6.2 Saving of parameters to non-volatile memory[...]
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Confidential, the whole present docum ent is the sole property of Fargo T elecom (Asia) Ltd. 21 7. QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 7.1 Installation Q. If my Fargo Maestro cannot matc h with the requirement stated in section 2.1, can I upgrade it? A. No. Older Fargo Maestro cannot be upgraded. Q. Can I have the TCP/IP (IP connectivity) featur e together with [...]